...ouch, i am under the impression that they have the largest (next to america) contigent of troops there.

...still, they have a large population, and in relative terms, a large standing army. more importantly, their geographic position offers to them many allies, (including russia), and they are no doubt a gateway between asia and europe.

I guess having no money and low growth yet trying to project power worldwide will force this to happen. All the more reason for Turkey as the UK/France can't possibly hope to operate well in the eastern Med.

repulsewarrior wrote:...ouch, i am under the impression that they have the largest (next to america) contigent of troops there.

...still, they have a large population, and in relative terms, a large standing army. more importantly, their geographic position offers to them many allies, (including russia), and they are no doubt a gateway between asia and europe.

No, the US have the largest contingent by a considerable distance, then it's Britain with about 10,000. Turkey do not even come close.